President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on May 11, 2017 aimed at “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure” (the “Order”). The Order mandates federal governmental review of...more
5/24/2017
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Information Technology ,
Networks ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 5, 2017 upheld the 2014 convictions of a California businessman, Walter Liew (“Liew”), and his company USA Performance Technology, Inc. (“USAPTI”), for various violations...more
5/23/2017
/ Appeals ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Convictions ,
DuPont ,
Economic Espionage Act ,
Foreign Governments ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Reaffirmation ,
Sellers ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Theft ,
Trade Secrets ,
White Collar Crimes
The Chairman of the Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), on April 19, 2017 released an updated discussion draft of the Financial CHOICE1 Act (Bill), and the Committee held...more
5/1/2017
/ Breach of Duty ,
Burden of Proof ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Excessive Fees ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gartenberg Factors ,
Investment Adviser ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Mutual Funds ,
Preponderance of the Evidence ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Section 36(b) ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Standard of Review
A federal judge in California recently sentenced a former employee of KTXL Fox40, a Tribune Company-owned television station, to two years in prison for three felony convictions relating to his assistance to the “hacktivist”...more
A large number of private equity managers were required to register for the first time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act)....more
3/26/2016
/ Conflicts of Interest ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
OCIE ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Registration Requirement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
A settled enforcement action announced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 3, 2015 is but one in a growing list of SEC settlements concerning the allocation and disclosure of fees and expenses by...more
A recent report by the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber Report) regarding the enforcement program of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) identified...more
10/26/2015
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Admissions ,
Broken Windows ,
Capital Formation ,
Capital Markets ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Competition ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Investigations ,
Depositions ,
Discovery ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Forum Selection ,
Injunctions ,
Investor Protection ,
OCIE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wells Notice
The Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 21, 2013 announced its examination priorities for this year. These highlight market-wide issues such as...more